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単語&idioms
P260/P261/P262/P263
P260
explicable(adj) able to be easily understood or explained
説明[解明]できる
picket line(n) a group of people who stand outside a factory and try to prevent people from going in or coming out during a strike
(ストライキやデモのときに張る)ピケ(ット)ライン,監視線
P261
conscientious(adj) careful to do everything tha it is your job or duty to do
〈人・行為などが〉良心的な,実直[誠実]な,まじめな,潔癖な 細心な,用心深い;入念な,丹精込めた
gerbil(n) a small animal with fur, a tail, and long back legs, that is often kept as a pet
アレチネズミ
salamander(n) a small animal similar to a lizard, which live on land and in the water
サンショウウオ
crooked(adj) bent, twisted, or not in a straight line
ゆがんだ,ねじれた
yap(v) if a small dog yaps, it barks in an excited way
〈犬が〉(…に)けたたましく[キャンキャン]ほえる,ほえたてる
ambiguity(n) the state of being unclear, confusing, or not certain, or things that produce this effect
あいまい[多義的]な語句[表現]
P262
custodian(n) someone who is responsible for looking after something important or valuable
管理人,保管者
a run of bad luck a series of bad luck
excavate(v) if a scientist or archaeologist excavates an area if land, they dig arefully to find ancient objets, bones etc
2 to make a hole in the ground by digging up soil etc
〈穴・トンネルなどを〉掘る,掘ってつくる
grapple(v) to fight or struggle with someone, holding them tightly
(…と)格闘する,取っ組み合う,組み打ちをする
P263
poppa(n) 父ちゃん;おじさん
momma(n) ママ,母ちゃん
datum(n) (歴史的なまたは計算・実験に基づく一つの)事実,情報,資料,統計;データ
mundanity(n) 現世,俗世
transcend(v) to go beyond the usual limits of something
〈経験・理性・理解の範囲を〉超える,超越する
assertion(n) something that you say or write that you strongly believe
(しばしば根拠のない)主張,断言,断定,言い分,(…という)主張
検索はLongman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishAmerican Heritage College dictionaryとColins COBUILDCD-ROM小学館ランダムハウス英和辞典CD-ROMを使いました
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